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WE’RE HIRING | MACHINE SHOP MANAGER – OIL & GAS 📍 Port Harcourt & Ghana 💰 Salary: NGN 1,300,000 – NGN 1,500,000 Monthly Net 🏭 Industry: Oil & Gas | Machining | Threading | Fabrication | Refurbishment We are seeking an experienced Machine Shop Manager to lead and grow our Machine Shop operations across Nigeria and Ghana while driving operational excellence, customer satisfaction, profitability, and business expansion. This role is ideal for a high-performing professional with extensive experience managing API-compliant machine shop operations, machining workflows, technical teams, and business development activities within a fast-paced Oil & Gas environment. 🔧 Key Responsibilities • Lead day-to-day Machine Shop operations covering machining, threading, refurbishment, fabrication, and repair services. • Ensure compliance with API 5CT, API 7-1, API 7-2, DS1, QA/QC, and HSE standards. • Oversee CNC and manual machining activities, tooling, precision measurement, machine utilization, and workflow optimization. • Drive productivity improvements while reducing scrap, rework, downtime, and operational costs. • Manage machinists, technicians, tooling, consumables, maintenance, and production planning activities. • Develop and execute business growth strategies for Machine Shop services across Nigeria and Ghana. • Identify and secure new machining, threading, refurbishment, and fabrication opportunities. • Build strong customer relationships and support technical/commercial proposals, quotations, and contract negotiations. • Collaborate with Operations, QA/QC, Maintenance, Sales, and Finance teams to ensure seamless service delivery. • Monitor KPIs including revenue growth, machine uptime, turnaround time, tooling efficiency, quality performance, and customer satisfaction. ✅ Requirements • Bachelor’s Degree or HND in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline. • Minimum of 10 years’ experience within an Oil & Gas Machine Shop environment. • Strong expertise in CNC machining, manual machining, API threading, refurbishment, and fabrication services. • In-depth knowledge of API 5CT, API 7-1, API 7-2, and DS1 standards. • Strong understanding of engineering drawings, thread data sheets, tooling selection, and machining parameters. • Proven leadership, operational management, and commercial/business development experience. • Excellent communication, coordination, budgeting, QA/QC, and problem-solving skills. • Ability to work under pressure and manage multi-country operations effectively. Interested and qualified candidates should click on the link to apply: https://lnkd.in/ec6XFhsG PETER ONUIGBO, ACIPM, HRPL, PGD, MSC HRM IR SPHRi OGO OKOSUN Ojiaku Great, ACIPM, HRPL, MBA Orezimena Onome Omuko Somtochukwu Ojobo Samuel OKEBE MSc, MILR Jude Nwaicha Fred Imaguomwanruo, ACIPM, HRPL Bukola Ogunyebi ACIPM Obiora Kenneth Chinwuba, MBA, SPHRi, ACIPM

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